Puttenham, Hertfordshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:51.823°N -0.713°W
Official Name:Puttenham
Civil Parish:Tring Rural
Shire District:Dacorum
Shire County:Hertfordshire
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:South West Hertfordshire
Post Town:Tring
Postcode District:HP23
Postcode Area:HP
Dial Code:01296
Os Grid Reference:SP888146
Static Image Name:Puttenham - Church of St Mary - geograph.org.uk - 606853.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of St Mary, Puttenham

Puttenham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tring Rural, in the Dacorum district, in north west Hertfordshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 107.[1] On 1 April 1964 the parish was abolished and merged with Tring Rural.[2]

It was recorded as ‘Puteham’ in the Domesday Book.[3]

St Mary's Church, the Church of England parish church, has a nave and aisles dating from the early 14th-century, and an elaborate roof and west tower from the 15th-century. It is a Grade I listed building.

Puttenham is one of the 51 Thankful Villages in England and Wales that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Puttenham AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Puttenham AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 1 November 2022.
  3. http://www.raincliffe.n-yorks.sch.uk/homework/History/year%207/Doomsday%20Web%20Bits%20-%20collection/village_of_puttenham_and_the_dom.htm